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Title: Innovation, conservation, and repurposing of gene function in root cell type development
Plant species have evolved myriads of solutions, including complex cell type development and regulation, to adapt to dynamic environments. To understand this cellular diversity, we profiled tomato root cell type translatomes. Using xylem differentiation in tomato, examples of functional innovation, repurposing, and conservation of transcription factors are described, relative to the model plant Arabidopsis. Repurposing and innovation of genes are further observed within an exodermis regulatory network and illustrate its function. Comparative translatome analyses of rice, tomato, and Arabidopsis cell populations suggest increased expression conservation of root meristems compared with other homologous populations. In addition, the functions of constitutively expressed genes are more conserved than those of cell type/tissue-enriched genes. These observations suggest that higher order properties of cell type and pan-cell type regulation are evolutionarily conserved between plants and animals.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1907088 1922642
PAR ID:
10287945
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Cell
Volume:
184
Issue:
12
ISSN:
0092-8674
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3333-3348.e19
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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